If there is an upcoming college newspaper awards process,
this issue should be submitted. It shouts of high quality
throughout the pages and is bursting with pride.

I am particularly fond of quick reads that are helpful guides
to get us through the day, school, family, whatever. There
are a couple of these guides strategically placed.

I also see balance throughout the sections, and of course,
the layout, design, and quality of photos, as well as the
meaningful cutlines, are worthy of mention.

Tasteful, classy, relevant. That’s how I would describe
this issue.
If I may provide context for my input, I’ve served
as high school, college, and post-college editor, and have
worked in various mass media. I hope you know my feedback
is sincere.

Congratulations to you and your newspaper staff; the faculty,
and the newspaper advisors behind it all.
Malama pono...Imua HPU.

Norma Kop, Center for Graduate & Adult Services

RE: World War III Article

To the Editor:

It was really disappointing to see the opinion piece about
the current conflicts. It was simplistic and polarizing
and really served no purpose. Whoever the author is (I
hope it is a freshman student because then his “analysis” may
be forgivable), he makes gross generalizations and discredits
himself by claiming there is a consensus of opinion believing
that the world is in the same state as the lead up to
WWII.

I get a general sense from the article that the author
does not have a deep grasp of world issues and relies solely
on White House press releases and conferences as his source
of information.

Is this author attached to any organizations? Is he a service
member, is he a national columnist, is he a professor?
His piece strongly suggests affiliation with a bigger organization,
and if true this should be revealed. (Isn’t author
affiliation disclosure a basic tenet of journalism as well?).

I hope that the newspaper will not carry any upcoming “chapters,” as
it would be a disservice to students. While it is just
an opinion piece, the amount of space it was given and
the complete lack of an alternate viewpoint says to me
that the newspaper is trying to push the same agenda as
the author. While I do find his opinion objectionable,
it is the lack of professionalism on the part of the newspaper
that I find most disappointing.